Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2016
Course Code: NURS5283C
Course Title: Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5313 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 Nursing)
Course Contact: Leeanne Mond
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4837
Course Contact Email: leeanne.mond@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Bianca Rohlje
+61 3 9925 4809
Nominal Hours: 60
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
NIL PRE REQUISITES OR CO REQUISITES
Course Description
This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to the nursing care and management of consumers with mental illness
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTEN510B Implement and monitor nursing care for consumers with mental health conditions |
Element: |
1. Address requirements of the state/territory Mental Health Act |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Explain the concept of mental illness as defined in the Mental Health Act |
Element: |
2. Respond appropriately to signs of mental illness |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Identify conditions relating to the mental state and behaviour of consumers using broad classifications of mental illness and terms commonly associated with mental health issues |
Element: |
3. Contribute to planning care for consumers with mental health issues |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Participate as a member of the health care team in the management of consumers with mental health issues within the role of Enrolled/Division 2 nurse |
Element: |
4. Contribute to the care of a consumer with a mental health disorder |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Implement nursing interventions of a mental health consumer |
Element: |
5. Assist evaluation of outcomes of planned nursing actions |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Document consumer response to nursing interventions and report to the registered nurse or other appropriate mental health care team member |
Element: |
6. Provide and maintain a safe working environment |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Identify triggers of problem behaviours and within the scope of Enrolled/Division 2 nursing practice, initiate prevention strategies |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students should be able to:
- Address requirements of the state/territory Mental Health Act
- Respond appropriately to signs of mental illness
- Contribute to planning care for consumers with mental health issues
- Contribute to the care of a consumer with a mental health disorder
- Assist in evaluation of outcomes of planned nursing actions
- Provide and maintain a safe working environment
Details of Learning Activities
Learning activities include:
- Classroom Teacher delivery
- Group work
- Self directed learning
- Research
- Practical sessions
- Clinical placement
Teaching Schedule
LESSON | TOPIC |
1 | Introduction to mental health |
2 | Understanding the Mental Health Act |
3 | Understanding mental illness - part 1 |
4 | Understanding mental illness - part 2 |
5 | Understanding mental illness - part 3 |
6 | Mental Health Assessment |
7 | Risk assessment |
8 | Management of mental health disorders |
9 | Psychopharmacology |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Elder, R. Evans, K., Nizette, D (2012). Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (3rd ed.). Sydney, Elsevier Mosby. |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Underpinning knowledge for this unit of competency will be assessed via the following methods:
- Written assessment
- Clinical Placement
Assessment Tasks
Overview of Assessment Tasks
This unit is part of an integrated program.
You must demonstrate Performance and Knowledge Evidence of the unit in order to be deemed competent.
Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over a range of assessment tasks.
The skills and knowledge to be assessed within this unit are as follows:
1.Case study
2. Care plan
3. Clinical placement
Competency based training requires you to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
All Assessment tasks should be performed or submitted by their due dates.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to attend on the due date of an assessment (e.g. test, examination, oral, etc.) OR you do attend, but your performance has been affected, you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within two (2) working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to complete/repeat the assessment task at a later date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
If due to illness or other unforeseen circumstance, you are unable to submit by the due date (e.g. assignment, report, project etc.):
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK for an extension of time of up to seven (7) calendar days or less. This must be lodged with the Program Coordinator one (1) working day before the original due date. If granted, you will have the opportunity to submit up to seven (7) days later than the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension or speak to your Program Coordinator.
OR:
• you may submit an APPLICATION FOR SPECIAL CONSIDERATION within two (2) working days of the due date. If Special Consideration is granted, you will be given the opportunity to submit the assessment task more than seven (7) days after the original due date. For advice on this application please visit www.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration or speak to your Program Coordinator.
You are expected to prepare all assignments and other written work in a professional manner. More information on general academic study and writing skills can be found on the “Learning Lab” http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/learninglab/ . All work submitted for assessment must be submitted electronically unless otherwise advised.
Students must keep a copy of all submitted assessments including electronic copies.
Harvard style is used for all referencing and for bibliography.
RMIT University has a strict policy on academic integrity and plagiarism and. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy. www.rmit.edu.au/students/academic-integrity
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
Your rights and responsibilities as a student can be found at http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/rights-and-responsibilities
This course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies and procedures which are described and referenced at www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment
Credit transfer and RPL
Credit transfer is available to students who have already completed the same or similar courses. Recognition of prior learning is available to students who have relevant prior skills or experience. Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=8u7jborsx9dy (unresolved)
Assessment Matrix
The assessment mapping demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency and with the performance evidence, knowledge evidence and assessment conditions for each unit.
The Assessment Matrix is available on Blackboard.
Other Information
Each assessment will be marked as either Satisfactory or Not Satisfactory.
In order to be assessed a Competent for this unit you must achieve a Satisfactory result for each assessment task.
The student is expected to attend classes, Lab sessions and Clinical Placement where applicable.
Resubmission or Reassessment of an Assessment Task:
Resubmission of any assessment task will be at the discretion of the Program Coordinator.
Reassessment of students who have attempted to undertake a practical assessment in the Clinical Lab (resulted as Not Satisfactory), and have attended all Lab sessions will be given one (1) further opportunity to demonstrate a Satisfactory result.
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